Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.

Every want that stimulates the breast becomes a source of pleasure when redressed.

It seemed to me pretty plain, that they had more of love than matrimony in them.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale, And guide my lonely way To where yon taper cheers the vale With hospitable ray.

Whatever the skill of any country may be in the sciences, it is from its excellence in polite learning alone that it must expect a character from posterity.

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.